sachte

/[ˈzaxtə]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,435

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

sachte is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht Pronounced [ˈzaxtə]. Often confused with sähe and sagte.

Key facts for sachte
PropertyValue
Headwordsachte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈzaxtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,435
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sachte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sachte is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaxtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,435 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for sachte, with forms such as "aschte", "sacchte", and "sachet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sähe", "sagte", "Suche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sachte, spelled S-A-C-H-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aschte,sacchte,sachet,sachhte,sachtte,sacthe,sahcte,scahte,ssachte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sachte

Misspelling Variants of "sachte"

aschte6sacchte7sachet6sachhte7sachtte7sacthe6sahcte6scahte6
Misspelling Variants of "sachte"

Frequency rank: #41,435 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sachte"?
"sachte" is spelled S-A-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaxtə].
What does "sachte" mean?
As an adj, "sachte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sacht
What words are commonly confused with "sachte"?
"sachte" is commonly confused with "sähe", "sagte", "Suche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sachte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sachte" is [ˈzaxtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sachte" come from?
"sachte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.